BSP Past Events

MBA Open House

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 Join the NYU Stern Business and Society Program to explore the MBA Sustainable Business & Innovation Specialization. This event is open to all MBA students who are intending to specialize, who have declared their specialization, or are simply interested in learning more. Following talks from some of the faculty, including Jonathan Haidt, Mike Posner, and Sophie Rifkin, on exciting courses for…
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Undergraduate Open House

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This lunch-time session will be a chance to meet the BSP Faculty in a relaxed environment, meet your peers interested in sustainable business and social entrepreneurship, and learn about new and innovative courses ahead of Fall '22 registration. You will also hear about research and internship opportunities with our Centers for Sustainable Business and Center for Business and Human Rights, as well…
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China 2022: Balancing Business Opportunities and Human Rights Challenges

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Watch the Recording.  As the Beijing Winter Olympics begin next week, the deteriorating human rights situation in China, especially in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, is in the spotlight. Please join us as Michael Posner, Director of Stern’s Center for Business and Human Rights and Jerome Kohlberg Professor of Ethics and Finance, discusses how global companies can address human rights in China with…
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Considering the Role of Private Equity in US Health Care

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Dr. Lauren Taylor, Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, is hosting an online event titled "Considering the Role of Private Equity in US Health Care" on Friday, November 19th from 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST. Dr. Taylor will be joined by Dr. Brian Powers, Deputy Chief Medical Officer…
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COP26 Outcomes Discussion with Ceres

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We will hear from Chris Fox, Senior Director, Investor Network at Ceres, who is focused on mobilizing investor action to tackle the climate crisis. Among his many roles at Ceres since 1997, Chris co-founded the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk and Sustainability in 2003, co-founded the Ceres policy program in 2009, and has helped create several international investor initiatives on climate…
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The Quick Fix with Jesse Singal

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Join Ethical Systems for a conversation with Jesse Singal, journalist, podcaster, and author, about his new book, The Quick Fix: Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills. The Quick Fix exposes the many holes in today’s bestselling behavioral science, and argues that the trendy, TED-Talk-friendly psychological interventions that are so in vogue at the moment will never be enough to truly…
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Quality Jobs and Worker Wellbeing Workshop

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Join the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business (CSB) for a discussion on how investing in quality employment is beneficial for corporate performance and investor returns. With support from Prudential, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Glenmede, and data from Arabesque, B Lab, and JUST Capital, the CSB research initiative “Quality Jobs and Worker Wellbeing” uses a novel framework combining…
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Can Business be a Force for Good? Hear from Leading Social Entrepreneurs on the Front Lines

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Join for our second panel in a series featuring some of today’s leading social entrepreneurs in poverty, climate change, civic engagement and financial access for a discussion on how social enterprises can solve some of the biggest problems of the 21st Century. Featuring: - Amon Anderson, Director of Acumen America - Wemimo Abbey, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Esusu - Jess Riegel, Co-founder and CEO…
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2021 NYU Public Interest Technology Convention and Career Fair

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The 2021 NYU Public Interest Technology (PIT) Convention and Career Fair is a virtual hands-on event for professionals, researchers and students interested in creating a better world through technology. It is the first convening of its kind in the US, bringing together the country’s most talented students and leading researchers with organizations and companies that are at the forefront of…
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Can Business be a Force for Good? Hear from Leading Social Entrepreneurs on the Front Lines

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Join us for the first panel in a series featuring some of today’s leading social entrepreneurs in food, education, climate change and financial access for a discussion on how social enterprises can solve some of the biggest problems of the 21st Century. Featuring: • Miriam Altman, Co-Founder and CEO, Kinvolved • Tim McCollum, Founder and CEO, Beyond Good • Kathy Pazakis, Executive Vice President…
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